Taking Action to Manage Energy (TAME)

Buildings Initiative

July, 13 2011

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Webinar How To• Raise Hand

• Approval

• Confusion

• Applause/Thumbs Down

• Yes/No for polling

• Away from computer

Agenda• Introducing the Municipal Climate Change

Action Centre• Introducing the Taking Action to Manage

Energy (TAME) Buildings Initiative• How to participate in TAME Buildings

Initiative• Guest Speaker: Les Quinton from the Town

of Black Diamond• Help us with your feedback

WHY “TAKING ACTION”?• Implementation – address and remove barriers you face through:

– Resources, Education, Training– Knowledge Creation – Funding– Cost Savings

WHY “MANAGE ENERGY”?• Build your capacity for continuous improvement through:

– Giving energy use a strategic focus – Commitment from Senior Management and Council– Measures and target reductions adopted– Roles and Responsibilities– Staff job descriptions

TAME Building Initiative Desired Outcomes

• You realize energy cost savings • Your actions reduce emissions from your buildings– Appropriate technical solutions implemented

ENERGY ASSESSMENTS• Your municipality gives energy management a

strategic focus– Organization and policy changes for continuous

improvement are made

ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

Level of detail to suit your needs

• EOI and Dashboard Reports– Quick and easy– Snapshot of your facility energy use– Benchmark to Alberta average and best in class– Cost savings potential

EOI Form

Dashboard Report

Download the EOI online

Participate!

Screening Assessments• Self help tool• Greater level of detail• Pin-point specific areas of concern• Technical analysis• Organizational analysis• Ongoing use

Screening Assessment Report

Screening Assessment Report

Detailed Energy Assessments

•Whole Building System Energy Analysis• Identifies Opportunities• Prioritizes upgrades• Helps you understand the Cost / Benefit• Your plan for implementation

Your Barriers to Implementation• What stands in your way of improving building

energy efficiency?• Can TAME Buildings Initiative address your

barriers?• How could we improve TAME Buildings

Initiative to better serve your needs?• Send your feedback to contact@mccac.ca. • Or post in chat window

Introducing Les Quinton

Parks and Recreation Manager for Town of Black Diamond

Case Study: Oilfields Regional Arena

The Black Diamond Approach

• GOAL: Clean, safe, mechanically sound and lasting facilities

• Planning for the future with sustainable solutions today

• Responsibility to the taxpayers to properly utilize funds provided and protect the environment

Common Sense Cost Reduction

• 1st place to look is facility operations– Identify areas of waste and find way to eliminate

it

• Research potential projects for:– Meeting our operational needs– 5 year payback or,– Positive environmental and municipal impact

Planning and Monitoring

• Keep records to monitor progress• Compare our results to others• Plan ahead for financing– Save up for a big purchase– Utilize grants whenever possible

Lighting upgrades• Installed T8, 32

watt lamps• 400 watt pulse

start multi vapour over ice surface

• LED lighting for signs

• LED indoor and outdoor lighting

Better Operations, Better Building

• Regular maintenance schedules

• Scheduling refrigerator overhaul

• Defining Staff duties and practices– Not in use? Turn it off

Insulation and Timers• Re-insulated

outside walls• Installed low-e

insulating ceiling– Reduced

refrigerator run time

• Night Setback thermostats on furnaces

Water Conservation

• Showers fitted with motion sensors

• Installed low flow shower heads and toilets

• Changes to ice resurfacing system

• Cut overall water consumption by half

Water Conservation

Refrigerator Upgrades• Bypass installed to lessen start-up load• Larger expansion valve• Overall decrease in run time• Overall decrease in run time per hour of paid

ice time

Refrigerator Run Time

Generate your own power!

• Electricity is our biggest (and costliest) utility• On site power with no distribution fees–40-49% of our bill is distribution charges• Right move for the environment• Steady decrease in solar system costs

• Paybacks slow but improving

Solar and Wind• 2006 Alberta Municipal Solar Showcase– Reduce grid power consumption

• 1.81 kilowatt system• Angle adjustable for optimal winter and

summer sun– Strong performance on solar

• Installed 2 wind turbines

Solar Generation

In-floor Heating• Addition of 2

outdoor rinks• Change rooms

use in-floor heating

• 2400 sq ft building cost $1242 to heat air and water

Projects this year

• Replaced old furnaces with efficient models• Surge protectors on electrical panels• Reduced consumption, extended life• Solar system expansion• 1.4 kilowatt this year, toward 7.81 kilowatt overall

Annual Power Consumption

Future Projects

• Flood room melting pit– Underground storage of snow melt– Pre-heat with solar and use for ice re-surfacing

• Pellet boiler for heating flood water • Air motors for circulating pumps• LED lights over ice surface• Computer controls for refrigerator

Thank You!

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questions to us at contact@mccac.ca

Questions?